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    Engineering challenges of linking into Europe

    Etwell, M.W.J. | Tema Archive | 1994

    Study on passenger train vehicle fires

    Chow, W.K. | Tema Archive | 1997

    Structural strength analysis of the bogie frame in Taipei rapid transit systems

    Oyan, C. | Tema Archive | 1998
    The importance of bogie fatigue in railway rolling stock has been recognized as a contributing factor in structural failure. A bogie frame ...

    Calculation of noise from railway viaducts and bridges

    Harrison, M.F. / Thompson, D.J. / Jones, C.J.C. | Tema Archive | 2000
    The noise radiated by railway bridges and viaducts may add to the environmental impact of railways. Statutory requirements for ...

    Rail movement and ground waves caused by high-speed trains approaching track-soil critical velocities

    Krylov, V.V. / Dawson, A.R. / Heelis, M.E. et al. | Tema Archive | 2000
    The increased speeds of modern trains are normally accompanied with increased transient movements of the rail and ground, which are ...

    An analysis of the development of the tramway/light rail concept in the british Isles

    Souter, I.A. | Tema Archive | 2001
    During the first quarter of the twentieth century the electric tramcar was the dominant mode of local transport in the urban areas of this ...

    Experimental and numerical investigations into the drag characteristics of a pair of ellipsoids in close proximity

    Molland, A F / Utama, I K A P | SAGE Publications | 2002
    Investigations into the drag of ellipsoids in proximity have been carried out experimentally using a low-speed wind tunnel and numerically ...

    Influence of cracked sleepers on the global track response: Coupling of a linear track model and non-linear finite element analyses

    Gustavson, R. / Gylltoft, K. | Tema Archive | 2002
    In the procedure of designing a prestressed concrete sleeper to be used in a railway track, irregularities of the wheels and rails may ...

    Measurements and predictions of forces, pressures and cavitation on 2-D sections suitable for marine current turbines

    Molland, A F / Bahaj, A S / Chaplin, J R et al. | SAGE Publications | 2004
    An investigation has been carried out into the lift, drag and cavitation characteristics of two-dimensional foil sections, which may ...

    A genetic algorithm-based model predictive control autopilot design and its implementation in an autonomous underwater vehicle

    Naeem, W / Sutton, R / Chudley, J et al. | SAGE Publications | 2004
    The control of any underwater vehicle has always been a challenging task and is certainly an important and necessary feature of an ...

    Dynamic axle loads on tracks with and without ballast mats: Numerical results of three-dimensional vehicle-track-soil models

    Auersch, L. | Tema Archive | 2006
    to the insertion of an elastic ballast mat under the ballast. For frequencies higher than this low vehicle-track eigenfrequency, the forces ...

    An experimental investigation of hydrodynamic damping due to vertical baffle arrangements in a rectangular tank

    Younes, M F / Younes, Y K / El-Madah, M et al. | SAGE Publications | 2007
    The present work is concerned with an experimental study of the hydrodynamic damping provided by using vertical baffles in partially filled ...

    Analysis on the effective position of a reinforcement patch used as crack arrest for plates with mixed-mode (I/II) cracks

    Wang, F / Cui, W | SAGE Publications | 2008
    Rectangular patches are usually used as the temporary crack stoppers ahead of the tips of macro cracks. As mixed-mode cracks are usually ...

      Analysis on the effective position of a reinforcement patch used as crack arrest for plates with mixed-mode (I-II) cracks

      Wang, F. | Online Contents | 2008
      Publisher: Institution on Mechanical Engineers , London

    Simulation study of a ship's engine behaviour running with a periodically immersed exhaust

    Tauzia, X / Chessé, P / Maiboom, A | SAGE Publications | 2008
    This paper presents a simulation study of a marine diesel engine equipped with an exhaust system periodically immersed by sea waves. The ...

    Risk evaluation for RoPax vessels

    Konovessis, D / Vassalos, D | SAGE Publications | 2008
    each scenario the individual risk and the potential loss of life and by plotting the corresponding F–N curves ...

    Multidisciplinary optimization of a catamaran's hydrofoil design with dynamic response surface and distributive processing

    Tancredi, T P / Augusto, O B / Bennis, F | SAGE Publications | 2009
    This paper presents a rational approach to the design of a catamaran's hydrofoil applied within a modern context of multidisciplinary ...

      Multidisciplinary optimization of a catamaran's hydrofoil design with dynamic response surface and distributive processing

      Tancredi, T.P. | Online Contents | 2009
      Contributors: Bennis, F.
      Publisher: Institution on Mechanical Engineers , London

    On the limitations of two- and three-dimensional linear hydroelasticity analyses applied to a fast patrol boat

    Santos, F M / Temarel, P / Soares, C Guedes | SAGE Publications | 2009
    The aim of this paper is to study the symmetric (i.e. heave and pitch motions and distortions associated with vertical bending) wave ...